#40CAD3#40CAD3
#40CAD3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.480; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.115 H 201.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40CAD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 202, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 63%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 70%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 4.3%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.84, -33.23, -15.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.84, 36.54, 204.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.05% -0.1074 -0.0422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.05% 0.115 201.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9876, 48.0301, 69.0422) |
| Luminance | 0.4803 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.27
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.15
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.22
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.59
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.95
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40CAD3 #D34940
analogous
#40D392 #40CAD3 #4081D3
triadic
#40CAD3 #D340CA #CAD340
tetradic
#40CAD3 #9240D3 #D34940 #81D340
square
#40CAD3 #9240D3 #D34940 #81D340
split-complementary
#40CAD3 #D34081 #D39240
monochromatic
#1D767C #28A6AE #40CAD3 #72D8DE #A3E6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#40CAD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.61
#40CAD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40CAD3
10.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40CAD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40CAD3 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.61 | 10.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBC1D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5B2D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40cad3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 202, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.115 201.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89dae0',
500: '#40cad3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40cad3; $custom-light: #89dae0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40cad3",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 202,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.673,
"s": 62.553,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77049,
"c": 0.11539,
"h": 201.4
},
"luminance": 0.48034
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40CAD3
secondary
#D79C98
accent
#4C42E6
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFB
border
#CBD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383